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DETROIT (Reuters) - The first federal court hearing for the Nigerian man charged with attempting to blow up a Delta Airlines plane flying to Detroit has been canceled, a spokeswoman for prosecutors said on Monday.

U.S. Attorneys had been expected to seek a search warrant to collect a swab of DNA from Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is being held in a federal prison in Michigan.

No reason given for the cancellation of the hearing before U.S. District Judge Paul Borman.

"The hearing has been canceled," said U.S. Attorney's spokeswoman Gina Balaya. "I was not given a reason for the cancellation."

Bail for Abdulmutallab is scheduled to be set at a January 8 hearing in Detroit.